About Haluk Levent
Haluk Levent (born Haluk Acil; 26 November 1968) is a Turkish rock singer who helped revive the long forgotten Anatolian rock genre in the 1990s. In 2023, Levent was listed as one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. He later said he would not attend the gala due to the criticism aimed at the Turkish government in the entry penned by Elif Shafak. Levent was voted Türkiye's most trusted celebrity for 7 consecutive years from 2019 to 2025, breaking records for the index. In July 2026, he was detained on charges of alleged money laundering and multi-million-dollar fraud. After graduating from high school, Levent joined various university programs but he had to quit for economic reasons.
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